Torticollis

[hjb2]

My baby was diagnosed with toticollis at 3 weeks. He's now 9 weeks and I'm seeing no improvement with the stretches :( the muscle in his neck is very enlarged. Just looking for some positive stories with any other babies who have had this and recovered fully with no issues. Thank you

No experience but have you considered taking him to a cranial osteopath? I took my DD who had some shoulder stiffness and horrible reflux at 4mo and it helped.

@Vicky1989x

No experience but have you considered taking him to a cranial osteopath? I took my DD who had some shoulder stiffness and horrible reflux at 4mo and it helped.

What is that? What do they do?

My son was diagnosed with torticollis at 2 months and we did the stretches. All fine by 4 months. Keep at it, even though I know it’s not pleasant for you or your wee one! My son is now 6, no neck problems whatsoever. Good luck!

@hjb2 thecarltonclinic.co.uk/osteopathy-infant-torticollis

This might be useful to read

My DS had this as well and grew out of it after a few months. We had a scan at hospital and a DJ aunts to review after a few months to confirm all was ok. Keep at the stretches. A physio friend did recommend a cranial osteopath but we never went in the end- it was something I’d have tried if it didn’t clear up.

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DD had this - regular trips to the paediatric chiropractor (found the cranial osteopath made it worse) and stretches given by physio sorted her out in about 3 months.

There is light at the end of the tunnel - I felt like you do at the beginning too.